I Did A Miserable Huw X Messmer Mix Based On Things Written And Things Being Wrote... – Listen On Youtube

Imagine taking years to summon the courage to proxy-touch your Lording via snakes, and then that half-stripped mofo just puts your hand on his throat and KOs you.

#RIP #the guy didn't even get the captain title yet #10 oblivious Impalers out of 10

i think he is utterly oblivious and that's really the rizz in itself.

Alrighty girlies, I won’t let us ignore him any longer.

This guy. This fucking guy. He’s a great summon, good health, AMAZING damage, and most importantly: Messmer lore.

WARNING: This joke post got super out of control. Get ready for a mini-essay below

He was second in command to his commander father, Andreas. Both served Messmer until Andreas discovered his “serpentine nature”, this lead to a rebellion that the commander led. Naturally, his son follows him to the end, that end being imprisoned deep within a catacomb. All pretty standard lore, shows that Messmer’s troupes weren’t entirely cool with the genocide they were doing. What I want to talk about is this line that is only on Huw’s description, and not his father’s.

“Messmer mourned the loss of a brother-in-arms”

If this line was on both Ashes, I would assume that Messmer mourned the lost men in the rebellion, despite their betrayal. Yet it’s only present on the captain’s description, not the man who led the rebellion in the first place. You know damn well what I’m about to do with this.

The main reason I’m jumping straight to “they were probably like a little gay” and not that Messmer was close to the leader of his main offensive force is the fact that Huw is a second in command. I would assume that a lord would have a better bond with the lead commander, there are less steps of hierarchy in between their positions. Messmer would have also known Andreas longer, (Let’s be real Huw got that position via nepotism) thus there would be higher familiarity.

What should also be mentioned is that Messmer’s feelings about others (excluding his mother) are hardly lingered on. Rellana was his sword, yet we only know her motives, not his. He was friends with Gaius due to both of them being cursed and also being mentor figures for Radahn, but there’s much more about Gaius and Radahn’s bond than between him and Messmer. This is the only (?) time that Messmer’s feelings on the matter are mentioned so bluntly. “Comrade-in-arms” in the context of Elden Ring is used much more frequently. If I remember correctly, this is what Freyja calls you if you summon her for the Dancing Lion. I’d argue that using brother is a signifier of a deeper relationship. To view someone not as an ally but as family, someone you couldn’t live without, a loved one. There’s also the fact that it’s mentioned that Huw followed his father. That reads like he was hesitant to betray Messmer, but his blood came before any affection he had for his Liege. Isn’t that the most classic of Tragedy? To choose your flesh and blood over your heart’s greatest desire? I’d hate to get poetic here, but the story writes itself.

Huw’s coffin was more beautifully decorated than that of his father. There were active guards, flowers, the room was larger. It’s quite gaudy when compared to Andreas’ open coffin in what could be described as a closet when it comes to size comparison. One was buried like a champion, beloved by a lord. The other buried with minimum respect given his status, but with the bitterness of betrayal.

Brother-in-arms.

Confirmed: All nicknames exchanged between Corazon and the Straw hats (and friends) in One Piece Academy are approved by Oda himself!

source

Here's how everyone has called each other so far:

young melina & messmer

Apparently y’all like your deranged men so here’s another one lol

Messmer the Impaler

found this note while looking at huws tomb for writing refs a few weeks ago 😭

O mother who bore us, we are going below.

Some sources of Law related info (from Oda)

OP magazine vol.8

Character design sheets, Polar Tang exterior design (from Pirate King forum).

One Piece 27th Log

Improvisation to create the supernovas, Law's unexpected relevance being a product of Weekly serialization (x)

OP Magazine Vol. 3

Plot notes for Dressrosa events.

OP magazine Vol. 10

Rivalry Ranking (?) I'm assuming it excludes SH + Ace and Sabo. Full list here.

One Piece Osaka exhibition Official catalog

Oda makes a point about making Law's sideburns thicker (x)

Misc. Lesser known Autographs

From Twitter user @onepiece_kun. The second autograph made the child reporter so happy that he says it's "the happiest he has ever been since birth." (aw)

Excluding SBS and other design sheets that are available on wikia. I'll add more whenever I find something 👐